Mims: Hard to please both sides in Idyllwild-Taft flood prevention

4:22 PM,
Oct. 3, 2012

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An Iowa City council member said it will be difficult to please both sides of a controversial decision on how to protect an Iowa City neighborhood against future flood.

"There is probably no solution that is going to make both groups happy," said Mayor Pro Tem Susan Mims. "Regardless of the city council's decision, we are going to have some people that are not happy with us. What I feel we have to do is look at all of those options, look at the potential protection, look at the costs, look at the other impact it has on the surrounding property owners and come to a decision knowing we are not going to make ...